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51.61202, -2.52488
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Robin 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Castle Court Short Stay 82m away — 20 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Robin 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Castle Court Short Stay 82m away — 20 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Woodpigeon +75 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Woodpigeon +75 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Large White, Small White +63 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Large White, Small White +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Avon Cycleway
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 27 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Severn Way (3) Worcester to Bristol Walking route 153 km ▾
Named route Ref SW (3) Length 153 km Regional walking route
Show on map Jubilee Way (South Gloucestershire) Walking route 27 km ▾
Named route Ref JWSG Length 27 km Local walking route
Show on map OTH/46 public footpath · 148 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 148 m Surface asphalt Incline 0%
Show on map OTH/45 public footpath · 261 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 261 m Surface dirt Path type: footway
Show on map The Close public footpath · 29 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 29 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 41 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 41 National Cycle Network
Show on map Avon Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Filton Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 59 m ▾
Named route Ref 41 Length 59 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 4.9 km ▾
Named route Ref 41 Length 4.9 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 8.4 km ▾
Named route Ref 41 Length 8.4 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Chantry entrance gates, 52 Castle Street, Thornbury
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30,335 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 30,335 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Robin · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Blue Tit +45
Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 7-spot Ladybird · Syritta pipiens · Eupeodes · Marmalade Hoverfly · Batman Hoverfly +18
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens Eupeodes Eupeodes Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Syrphus Syrphus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 30,335 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Robin · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Blue Tit +45
Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 7-spot Ladybird · Syritta pipiens · Eupeodes · Marmalade Hoverfly · Batman Hoverfly +18
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens Eupeodes Eupeodes Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Syrphus Syrphus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Dolichovespula media Dolichovespula media
Dolichovespula media Dolichovespula media
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri
Orthops (Orthops) campestris Orthops (Orthops) campestris
Orthops (Orthops) campestris Orthops (Orthops) campestris
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris
Red Mason Bee Osmia bicornis
Red Mason Bee Osmia bicornis
Eristalis Eristalis
Eristalis Eristalis 